Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-22

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of Indebtedness and despair on whose brink
she now raved; but reversed the mesmerlc
fluid and by slow degrees brought her BACK
to her first trance.
Like Pillars Of salt the nice little party
stood rooted there, with Nine. d'Esnerneuil,
like the late Mrs. Lot, By their side. l cast
last look on the group, wrapped myself in a
dense cloud of incense and flew away.
"The police, when they came on the spot.
found Nine d'Esnermeuil the next morning
surrounded by her braves, still planted
where l had left them. they were with diff
Guilty restored to a proper sense of their situa-
ton.
Cardinal Mazarin, whose acquaintance I
had made through Maria Mancini, gave our
gay city Of Paris the amusing spectacle Of
seeing the handsome widow hanged by her
fair neck and her whole gang Of accomphces
broken on the wheel In the Place de Grave,
then the usual place for executions Of this
sort Ann Of Austria, the qUeen mother, and
the entire court were present on this occasion
and enjoyed the sight exceedingly.
"In addition to other magical preparations
possess" continued the Conlte de Saint Ger
main, SIS a rejuvenating potion which, under
certain circumstances, may become even
more dangerous than Maria Mancini herself
By careless use 1t once caused dreadful
breach between two hearts that loved.
@Sorne time ago YVES at the court of Ibra-
him Lodi, at Delhi l soon perceived that
the emperor was . pray TO some deep sorrow.
l prevailed on him to take ne into his conf
dence.
He told me that his favorite wife, Ruizia,
the empress, whom he still loved beyond ex-
preston, was growing old, but that he could
not find it in his heart to repudiate her. This
touching appeal and magnanimous conduct
on his part gained my entire sympathy. l
assured Ibrahim that would do ali l could
to help him.
He led me into the presence Of his beloved
Ruizia. She wore purple dyed silk panta-
looms, was seated on carpet and chewed
cardamom and betel Her complexion was
rather of an olive green tint, the palms Of
hands and feet were colored red with henna,
her ewes were stained round about with dark
kohl and her chin Gaintily tattooed; she ex-
haled q deep odor of camphor. Wei, you
know there is no accounting for certain
tastes.
"Ruizia, no doubt, was great beauty, for
my friend Ibrahim told me so, barring one
SLIGHT defect, which could not be denied, and
which is judged tho same by almost any taste.
Poor Ruizia really looked rather antique.
This could and would help.
~ handed to Ruizia small vial Of nv
elixir Aqua Juvenis,' with the strictest in
junction TO take only two drops daily.
THE next morning Ibrahim Lodi was
awakened by a sound Ike the whimper Of a
pulling babe. Some child had certainly been
brought into his imperial bed chamber. He
rubbed his eyes in amazement, rdised himself
in an,-er, for, like most family men, he de-
tested the noise of crying children, and called
out: 'Ruizia! Ruiziar
whined piteously.
Highly incensed, the emperor got W, has
tily put on his wrapper and babooches, seized
his yatagan and pistols ana searched for the
CRYING child The voice came from RUizla's
couch, and no Ruizia vas to be seen.
Mortified, Ibrahim threw back the cover
let, and there, sure enough, cuddlod up and
pulling, lay little girl, as small and olive
green pinky as if it had just been born.
The emperor stood staring like one thun-
derstrucl.
Nv here was RuiZia?
''Ibrahin, in his alarm and excitement,
tore down all the bell rope. The entire palace,
the whole of Delhi was in uproar, and searched
for Ruizia, but in vain.
Il hurried to the palace to offer consola-
ton, and, if possible, assistance TO the good
emperor found him almost raving with
anguish at tie unaccountable disappearance
of his Ruizia, and well nigh mad with rage
at the still more ineXplicable presence Of the
crying child.
Il was conducted by him to the little
maiden. For reasons other than those which
prompted the famous Odysseus to act like
him after hearing the songs of the sirens, his
majesty had stuffed both his imperial ears
with wool cotton.
1.-The poor babe continued to squall-prob
ably it was famished for want of nutriulelt.
To Ibrahim's disgust, took 1t in nay arms
it snelled dreadfuliy of camphor, For closer
inspection l took it to tho window. The
little creature had both its wee fists clenchad
as if by cramp. l opened the little fingers
carefully; in her right hand the baby girl
held a small lump of betel ami few grains
cardamom and il the left-conceivo if you
can my horror and terror!-the tiny vial,
filed with Aqua Juvenis, l had given to
INuALld SIA IiAc PASN-Oe'S ''S--AA-S' LIZ Wal
was drained of its contents.
"A fearful thought arose; but to make
sure. / took my lens and scrutinized tsle
babys face. Around the eyes were the dark
beauty stains, and the chin was daintily
tattooed
'All further doubt was removed. held
poor Ruizia as a sucking in my trembling
arms In her over eager desire to get yourg
again she had, without loss of time, drank
the whole of the elixir ct gulp.
Consider my awful position. Had ! said
10 Ihrahi,n Lodi: Behold this baby is thy
beloved Ruuar the Asiatis barbarian, in q
fit of wild and passionate grace, would have
had me basciaadoed and torn open my en-
trails with his own hand sfterward.
Mastering my emotions. therefore, |. with
great GOODNESS, restored Ruizis TO her large
bed and told my imperial friend that the mat
ter was truly marvelous-that in the whole
experience of nay long life 1 had never seen
anything like it.
an The same hour l left Delhi in a flying
machine ! had invented and dropped from
the clouds a letter IF coincidence addressed 70
the emperor, III which l explained the facts
of the case and advised him TO get without
loss Of time wet nurse for little Ruzia, as
an early and immodsrate indulgence in betel,
cardsmom and camphor might impair her
future beauty,
Il never received a reply to this polite
note. nor did I ever again meet my poor
friend Ibrahir Lodi The unfortunate mon
arch became prey To the dsrkest melan-
choly. If formerly not very fond Of his
children be now cordially loathei the sight Of
them. Little Ruizia was rot allowed 20 ap-
preach him. In downright WEAKNESS Of life
he made war upon King Babour, Of habul,
and was killed in the battle Of PanigUt, on
Anrll %, 1925 n-Translatei from the grencr
for the kansas City Journal.